BJYM, Dalit activists clash during JNU professor's lecture in Gwalior

Gwalior: Members of BJP's youth wing on Sunday clashed with activists of Ambedkar Vichar Manch (AVM) in Gwalior during a lecture by JNU professor Vivek Kumar at a function organised by AVM.

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The incident took place at at around 4 pm at Municipal Corporation's Bal Bhawan auditorium, sources said.

"BJYM members stormed Bal Bhawan, chanted slogans and tried to disrupt the function alleging that it threatened peace," they said.

A heated exchange took place among the members of both the groups and a clash ensued. However, there were no reports of anybody getting hurt in the incident.

Based on a complaint filed by AVM leader Dinesh Maurya, BJYM district president Vivek Sharma and several others have been booked under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.